They are also shittier, but that's not the direct consequence of automation - that's a consequence of the market optimizing away quality over time as much as it

They are also shittier, but that's not the direct consequence of automation - that's a consequence of the market optimizing away quality over time as much as it possibly can. Happens with or without automation. It's also often impossible to get high-quality goods at any price (or at least cheaper than it would take to contract a factory to make a small batch of a custom product, and then pay for QA, which I guess is possible... if you're a billionaire), and it's impossible for most people to even verify they're getting quality for price - both of these are, again, consequences of how competition works over time in the market economy, and happen with or without automation.